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Football: Turkey iced by Iceland
Turkey unexpectedly lose big to Iceland, 3-0, in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round match in Reykjavik
10.09.2014 - Update : 10.09.2014
REYKJAVIK, Iceland
Turkey were humiliated 3-0 by home team Iceland in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying group game in the capital city of Reykjavik on Tuesday.
Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson and Dutch club Ajax forward Kolbeinn Sigthorsson scored for Iceland in the second half. Bodvarsson found the net with a header from a corner kick for the lead in the first half
In the second half Bayer Leverkusen's Omer Toprak received his second yellow card after a handball and was sent off. Down 1-0, Turkey were reduced to 10 men.
In other Group A matches, Czech Republic defeated Netherlands 2-1 in Prague. Moreover Kazakhstan and Latvia drew 0-0.
Group A standings are as follows:
| Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Latvia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
